Perpetual calendar



Nov. 26, 1957 G. CLARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR Filed March 17, 1955 2 FIGBFIG.5

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FIG. 7 38 3537 INVENTOR George C/az BY ATTORNEY United States Patel-.fof

PERPETUAL CALENDAR George Clare, Maplewood, N. J. Application March 17,1955, Serial No.`494,838

3 Claims. (Cl. 40109) Y i This invention relates to a combination keychain, perpetual calendar and coin and token holder.

Broadly, it is an object of the invention to provide an inexpensivedevice which can safely hold on the back thereof a coin and token, has aperpetual calendar assocated therewith and is also a holder for keys.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide aplastic, inexpensive combination item, such as hereinbefore described,which will have ample space for advertising and can be used as a premiumitem, and at the same time, can be sold inexpensively.

A further object of the invention is to provide the item hereinbeforementioned which can be molded of three pieces.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference is had to the following detailed description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through line 3--3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken through line 4 4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken through line 5-5 of Fig. l;

Fig. 6 is an inside plan view of the front molded member ofthe device;

Fig. 7 is an inside plan view of the back member of the device; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the inner slidable member containingthe numerals used for the perpetual calendar.

Referring to the drawing, numeral 10 represents the combination keychain, perpetual calendar and coin and token holder comprising ,a frontmolded member 11 having a central opening 12 and opposed surfaces 13, 13for advertising use. Above the opening 12, the seven iirst letters ofthe days of the week appear. There is a flange 51 around the front, thebottom of which has a recess 14 forming an elongated opening 31 with theback 30 to permit a finger piece 15 to pass therethrough. The innerlower edge 16 of the front 11 is serrated, as shown at 17 to coact witha series of ridges 18 on the finger piece. The front molded member 11 ishollow and surrounding the opening 12 on the inside thereof there arefour projecting ribs 19, 20, 21 and 22, as shown in Fig. 6, the heightof such ribs being on the same plane as the inner edge 16 of the recess.At the upper ends of vertical ribs 21 and 22 are two higher projections23, 24 which act as upper stops or guides for the inner movable platform25. The upper edge 26 of the member or platform 25 slides against stops23, 24. The front member also has a side projection 27 extending fromone side edge thereof, said projection having an opening through which akey chain 28 passes. Around the inside of the front member 11 andadjacent the outer edge thereof is a slight ridge 29 which passes allaround the inside of the front 2,814,139 Patented Nov. 26,1957

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2 molded member except the lower inner recess 14. This ridge 29 is forthe purpose of seating the front member upon the back member 30, as willbe hereinafter described.

Between the front and back members, the inner movable platform 25 ispositioned with the finger piece 15 extending through the elongatedopening 31 at the lower portion of the device. The inner movableplatform 25 has, on the face thereof, a series of numbers, as shown inFig. 8 which represent the days of theiweek of the month. The numbersare so positioned so that when they appear in the opening 12 they willrepresent the day of the particular month, that is, the platform 25 maybe moved laterally so that the columns of numbers appear in theircorrect position in accordance with the days of the week indicated abovethe opening 12 on the face of the front member, as shown in Fig. l. Asheretofore described, the finger piece has projecting ridges 18 whichcoact with the serrations 17 along the inner edge of the elongatedopening 31 so that the platform 25 will only move by linger pressure andnot of its own accord when placed in a pocket or pocketbook. The reverseside or rear of platform has two projecting parallel ribs 32, 33 at theupper and lower edges thereof, respectively. These ribs slide along theinner face 34 of the back member.

The back member is of the same general dimensions as the front member 11and is adapted to be permanently seated upon the front member 11 withthe inner movable platform 25 between the front and back members, asheretofore stated. Around the outer edge and projecting slightly fromthe inner face of the back member 30 is an outer ridge 35 and slightlyadjacent and parallel thereto there is a similar inner ridge 36 with agroove 37 therebetween. face of the back member 30, except for theelongated opening 31. The ridge 29 of the front member 11 is adapted tofit within the groove 37 of the back member 30 so that the front andback members will be firmly welded together by an adhesive which isplaced yeither within the groove 37 or along the ridge 29. The backmember 30 also has a horizontal ridge 38 of the same height as ridges35, 36. This ridge 38 acts as a stop or guide for the bottom rib 33 ofthe inner movable platform 25. The opposite edge or top of the innerback member 30 has two raised projections 39, 40 which also act as stopsor guides for the top rib 32 of the platform 25. Thus, platform 25slides between ribs 38 and projections 39, 40. Also projecting from oneside edge thereof there is a projection 27' with an opening therethroughwhich is superimposed upon projection 27 when the front and back membersare adhered together to form the projection and opening for the keychain 28. The back member has two semi-circular grooves 41, 42 inopposed positions, as best seen in Fig. 7, providing resilientsemi-circular portions 43, 44. The outside of the back member 30 hasopposed semi-circular ridges 45, 46 with a groove 47, 48 between ridges46 and the semi-circular portion 43, 44 into which a coin or token maybe inserted. The semicircular portions 43, 44 have on the outsidethereof a dome-like protrusion 49, 50 so that when the coin or token ispositioned within the circular ridges and the grooves 47, 48 the coin ortoken will pass or be forced over the dome-like projections 49, 50 toslightly depress the resilient semi-circular portions 43, 44 thusholding the coin or token under tension against the inner portions ofthe ridges 45, 46.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in theproportions of the item and the details of construction withoutdeparting from the general spirit of the invention.

These ridges 35, 36 extend around the inner Iclaim:

1. A perpetual calendar `comprising a front member, a back member and aninner movable member containing said perpetual calendar, said frontmember being hollow and having a central opening and plane surfaces onopposed sides thereof, an elongated opening `at the lower edge thereof,the inner edge of said elongated opening serrated, said opening framedwith inner ribs on the same plane as the inner serrated edge of saidelongated opening, upper stops for said inner movable member, aprojecting inner rib adjacent the outer edge of said front member exceptfor said elongated opening, `said back member of the same size as saidfront member and adapted to be superimposed upon said front memberforming ian integral unit, Isaid back member having an elongated openingat the bottom edge thereof, a horizontal inner rib adjacent saidelongated opening and inwardly projecting stops at the same height assaid parallel ribs and at the upper portion yof said back member, saidinner movable member having parallel upper and lower ribs on the backthereof, said upper and lower parallel ribs adapted to be positionedbetween the horizontal rib and inwardly projecting stops of said backmember and said upper stops of said front member, said inner movablemember having a projecting finger piece passing through said elongatedopening at the lower part of said holder, said finger piece havingvertical ridges to coact with the serrations of said front member forretaining saidrinner movable member in desired position.

2. A perpetual calendar comprising a front member, a back member and aninner movable member containing said perpetual calendar, said frontmember being hollow and having a central opening and plane surfaces onopposed sides thereof, an elongated opening 'at the lower edge thereof,the inner edge of said elongated opening serrated, said opening framedwith inner ribs on the same plane as the serrated inner edge of saidelongated opening, guide means for said inner movable member, said backmember of the same size as said front member and adapted to besuperimposed upon said front member forming an integral unit, said backmember having an elongated opening at the bottom edge thereof, ahorizontal inner rib adjacent said elongated opening and inwardlyprojecting stops, said inner movable member having parallel upper andlower ribs on the back thereof, said upper and lower parallel ribsadapted t-o be positioned between the horizontal rib and inwardlyprojecting stops of said back member and said gui-de means of said frontmember, said inner movable member having a projecting finger piecepassing through said elongated opening at the lower part of said holder,said finger piece having vertical ridges to coact with the serrations ofsaid front member for retaining said inner movable member in desiredposition.

3. A perpetual calendar comprising a front member, a back member and aninner movable member containing said perpetual calendar, said frontmember having a central opening, an elongated opening at the lower edgeof said holder, guide means for said inner mov-able member, the inneredge vof said opening being serrated, said back member of the same sizeas said front member and adapted to be superimposed upon said frontmember forming an integral unit, said inner movable member having Iaprojecting finger piece passing through said elongated opening, .saidfinger piece having vertical ridges to coact with said serrations forretaining said inner movable member in desired position.

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